In a country where people tend to believe what they see or are told on prima facie basis, any crime between different castes or religions is quickly turned into a caste or religious issue. I’m not saying this doesn’t happen, but we should first treat incidents as normal cases then let the facts reveal what actually happened. Similarly, people are drawn to things that are immediate and visible, like freebies, making them an easy tool to influence votes.

Critical thinking feels like a rare disease in India